Anthropogenic noise may impair the mating behaviour of the Shore Crab Carcinus Maenas.

ABSTRACT: Anthropogenic noise is a recent addition to the list of human-made threats to the environment, with potential and established negative impacts on a wide range of animals. Despite their economic and ecological significance, few studies have considered the impact of anthropogenic noise on crustaceans, though past studies have shown that it can cause significant effects to crustacean physiology, anatomy, and behaviour. Mating behaviour in crustaceans could potentially be severely affected by anthropogenic noise, given that noise has been demonstrated to impact some crustacean's ability to detect and respond to chemical, visual, and acoustic cues, all of which are vital in courtship rituals. To explore if noise has an impact on crustacean mating, we tested the responses of male green shore cra

SUBMITTER: Rising K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9612583 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature